State seizes Mattapoisett Chowder House for unpaid taxes

Wednesday

Mar 26, 2014 at 4:22 PMMar 26, 2014 at 4:25 PM

AJN Corp., doing business as the Mattapoisett Chowder House, owes the state $58,826 in meals and withholding taxes, said Maryann Merigan, spokesman for the DOR. The delinquencies stretch back to 2011, she said.

STEVE DeCOSTA

The Mattapoisett Chowder House, a seafood-serving institution for the last 35 years, has been seized by the state Department of Revenue for nonpayment of taxes.

AJN Corp., doing business as the Mattapoisett Chowder House, owes the state $58,826 in meals and withholding taxes, said Maryann Merigan, spokesman for the DOR. The delinquencies stretch back to 2011, she said.

Mattapoisett Treasurer/Collector Brenda Herbeck said Matt Chow Realty, which owns the property on which the restaurant is located, owes the town $4,523 in back real estate taxes, but the town has not yet taken action against the prfoperty.

Mark Koran, who is listed as the president and treasurer of AJN with the secretary of state’s office, could not be contacted for comment. A woman shoveling snow at the address listed by Koran with the secretary of state’s office, said he owned the property but did not live there.